I've heard that Ngo deserved what he got b/c he wrote pieces debunking false hate crimes, thus making ppl feel "unsafe." (Shouldn't it have the opposite effect?) Anyway, if journalism on that topic is to become physically unsafe, let's share while we can https://t.co/7i2WGhdbNL

Mike, Andy Ngo was brutally assaulted by a terrifying mob—but you seem to see it as a joke—or something he brought on himself. Very distressing to see such biased reporting in @nytimes. This sort of reporting fuels skepticism about the press. @ByMikeBakerhttps://t.co/c5LAnYebCV

If you’re wondering why so few Democrats condemned Antifa’s Saturday attack on journalist Andy Ngo in Portland, in January of last year, the Washington Free Beacon reported “[Democratic Deputy Chair Keith] Ellison Posts Photo of Himself Posing With ‘Antifa’ Handbook, Says It Will ‘Strike Fear’ in Trump.”

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This should NOT have taken this long. They issued a statement after major criticism for ignoring violence on an Asian conservative; and calls for the @IRStaxpros to take away their tax exempt status for being totally partisan. https://t.co/tjEfDx0HWC

Also hate crime laws — at least federally — do not address beating someone up because of their politics. I can argue that they should, and maybe state laws differ.

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